The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee approved the Child Care Tuition Assistance Program’s 2014-’15 budget of $1,075,100 Monday.
CCTAP, an organization that lends financial aid to student-parents, has a non-allocable budget. This means the unanimous vote of approval from SSFC will not be the final word on the proposal. Chancellor Rebecca Blank will make a final decision on the amount of funds to be allocated based on SSFC’s recommendation.
Also at the meeting, University Health Services representatives asked for a segregated fee revenue of $13,154,240, the same amount from fiscal year 2013-’14. Representatives said excess cash reserves from money-saving policies in the past would cover increased expected costs due to expanding services and possible renovations to the UHS offices.
Some changes coming to UHS include an increased focus on mental health services, especially long-term psychiatric care to meet an increased number of incoming students with previous mental health treatment and need for crisis management.
According to UHS Representative Arnold Jennerman, the increase in students who need mental health care is not cause for concern.
“Medicine allowed them to come to college, and this [increased care] allows them to stay here,” Jennerman said.
The UHS representatives said they are in the beginning stages of planning physical renovations to accommodate expanded services and a growing staff. Renovations would mostly focus on repurposing the existing space of the UHS offices, decreasing the size of waiting rooms and moving walls to make the space more efficient.
